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Virginia DUI Breath Testing – Fairfax Criminal Lawyer on the 20 minute rule
Virginia DUI breath testing is always ripe for trial challenges. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I always explore this line of attack, including with the breathalyzer twenty minute rule. The Virginia Department of Forensic Science's own breath test operator instructional manual ("DFS Manual") provides the...
Documents Near Drugs Not Enough to Convict
Documents in your name are not desireable when found in close proximity to illegal drugs, also known as controlled substance's. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that a conviction for drug possession cannot be obtained absent proof beyond a reasonable doubt of knowledge, dominion...
Deals – Fairfax Criminal Lawyer Says VA Prosecutors May Decline Bargaining
Deals are a common part of Virginia criminal defense practice. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that this does not mean that every criminal defendant should plead guilty, no contest or Alford, rather than going to trial or negotiating a case dismissal. I do know...
Sentencing Success with Rehab & Experts – Fairfax Criminal Lawyer Debriefs
Sentencing success is less preferable than trial success. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know, nonetheless, that it is folly to prepare for trial without also being prepared for sentencing in the event of a conviction or an eventual plea deal. Recently, the sentencing judge's...
Fairfax DUI Case Results in Virginia Wet Reckless After Full Trial Readiness
Fairfax DUI case results can depend on such factors as trial outcome, strength of the allegations and defense, criminal defendant self improvement, and which prosecutor and judge involved. As among Fairfax DUI lawyers, I today follow up on my last blog entry entitled Trial Readiness...
Trial Readiness Drives Successful Criminal Defense, says Fairfax Lawyer
Trial for me is like breathing and brushing teeth. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer and Virginia DUI attorney, I know that being fully prepared for trial is a given. Truer than true is that being full trial readiness makes one's Virginia criminal or DUI case...
Jail Fallout & Workarounds – Fairfax Criminal Lawyer on Incarceration Risks
Jail risks in Virginia criminal court sometimes may be anticipated and sometimes not. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I pursue not only acquittals, but also ways to minimize the collateral damage from a Virginia criminal conviction on one's career, security clearance, immigration status, uniformed military...
Virginia judges will lose veto over unbiased party-agreed dismissals
Virginia judges -- at least some in Northern Virginia, Norfolk and Portsmouth courts -- have engaged in pushback of one sort or another after self-styled reformist chief prosecutors took office there. As a Fairax criminal lawyer, I am delighted to report that on October 21,...
Family Member Gets Arrested – Fairfax Criminal Lawyer on your Possible Role
Family members and friends often express profound concern to me about their relatives / friends who have been charged witha Virginia criminal or DUI offense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such concern and support -- in measured fashion -- can be beneficial...
DUI prosecutions are not profession – specific says Fairfax DWI lawyer
DUI prosecutions trap even people who never thought they ever would be prosecuted for a criminal offense. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I have defended plenty of people who would otherwise drive around with a police-supporting bumper sticker. For that matter, I have even represented...